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We have a new environments photo bundle in our store! It features a wide variety of scenery, from the beach to urban centers. Continue reading →

To help support those of you stuck inside during the COVID-19 pandemic, we are offering 31 days of "pay what you want" full membership. Full memberships allow you access to goal setting and tracking, achievement badges, more control over what images you see, unlimited image uploads and automatic critique requests, access to the Scenes and Environment drawing tool, and more. Continue reading →

Introducing Line of Action Study Groups! These were specifically designed to help drawing and painting classes that have had to disband because of COVID-19, but anyone can create a study group and invite their friends or classmates. Continue reading →

For the last few days, I have been RACING to get some new features together to support art students around the world as they struggle with social distancing and quarantine measures. Continue reading →

Hey all! I'm looking to do another series of upgrades to help us handle the massive site load this Sunday -- I am going to attempt to do this with no downtime, but please be aware the site may run slow that evening (02/02/2020)... Continue reading →

Hi everybody, we managed to complete our maintenance work today without needing to take the site down. We did see a small increase in stability and had a more peaceful morning after maintenance, but are seeing things get rocky again as our numbers climb even further in the evening. So, there's still more work that needs to done over the next few days there's been a DRASTIC uptick in the number of people... Continue reading →

Hi all you lovely artists! Please be aware that there is planned maintenance for Monday morning, January 13th 2020. This will occur around 11am, Pacific Standard Time. There may be 10 to 20 minutes of down time, and you may be logged out afterward. We'll try to minimize the down time as much as possible. I'm hoping to address some of the issues we've been facing in the mornings, when some people can't... Continue reading →

Betsy and David Art Models have been trickling us amazing little photosets all summer - you've probably already seen them in the tool rotations! Continue reading →

After seeing her inspiring practice-makes-progress regimen and her thoughtful, thorough critiques for other community members, it was clear to me that HornetOfJustice was a natural fit for rebeginning the fellow student series! I think you'll see why HornetOfJustice embodies #practicegoals - despite no formal education in art aside from "indifferent public school teachers" who may have done more harm than good, she has found a growth mindset that's allowed her to train herself, largely through online resources like Line of Action. Continue reading →

After hearing the community's wide interest in having "every day life" style nude poses, and for challenging foreshortening images, Betsy and David created two series of photos specifically to address those needs. They even went so far as to acquire new equipment in order to get better, more unusal angles for studying. Continue reading →